Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door

Information

Release Date May 23, 2024

Genre Role-Playing Adventure

Publisher Nintendo

ROM Format NSP

Game Version 1.0

System Nintendo Switch

Minimum Required Firmware 18.0.0

Languages Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese

No. of Players Single System (1)

ESRB Rating Everyone

Supported Play Modes TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode

About

Join Mario and friends on an epic paper adventure

A classic story unfolds on the Nintendo Switch system.

Collect the Crystal Stars before the bad guys do

The X-Nauts are after the treasure behind the Thousand-Year Door! With a map from Princess Peach—and the help of a few locals—Mario must journey through a colorful world made of paper to find it first.

The stars of the show

Surprises abound in this deep and engaging tale, where everyone’s got something to say and it’s often not what you’d expect! Here are just a few of the colorful characters you’ll encounter along the way.

Mario

(A man of few words, Mario rarely speaks and prefers to let his hammer do the talking.)

Peach

“I cannot believe this! You X-Jerks kidnapped me before I could even begin to enjoy my vacation!”

Bowser

“Princess Peach and the legendary treasure will be MINE!”

Goombella

“My name’s Goombella. I’m a junior at the University of Goom. Nice to meet ya!”

Koops

“My tummy’s getting upset… Let’s find the guy in charge before I lose my nerve!”

Madame Flurrie

“I shall ever love the stage! I must feel the spotlight shine on me again! I MUST!”

Yoshi

“I can hold my own! I’ll swallow any opponent whole, honest! Just leave it to me!”

Three Shadows (Beldam, Marilyn, and Vivian)

Mmmmwee hee hee hee! Time to go to work, lovelies!”

Lord Crump

“OK, you pests! One pummeling, coming up…with extra fists!”

Grodus

“All will kneel before the X-Naut regime! And then I, Grodus, will build a new world!”

Know when to fold ‘em

Master your badges and timing-based attacks to impress the audience in a theatrical twist on turn-based RPG combat. Make use of all the abilities that come with being cursed—er, conveniently made of paper—like folding into a plane to cross big gaps or turning sideways to slip through narrow openings.

Badges

Earn and equip badges to customize your stats and abilities

Special Moves

Collect Crystal Stars to unlock powerful moves.

“Cursed” Abilities

Find a Black Key to unlock a chest and get “cursed” with abilities that turn Mario into a plane, a tube, a boat, and more!

Leaf through a storybook world

Explore a colorful paper world with charming characters in every fold.

Rogueport

Petal Meadows

Hooktail Castle

Boggly Woods

The Great Tree

Glitzville

Twilight Town

Creepy Steeple

Pirate’s Grotto

Poshly Heights

A classic turns the page

Twenty years after the original game on the Nintendo GameCube system, this version for the Nintendo Switch system has revamped graphics, an updated soundtrack, and gameplay additions like updated quick-travel pipes and a Partner Ring to swap characters in a jiffy.